Question

Try to identify the following based on their description by a field geologist: Like pages from a book, this sample pulls apart in thin sheets of a dark see through black layers. Due to its nature of see through dark sheets the geologist has determine this to not be a metallic material opting more for virtuous appearance

Answer 1

Identifying an unknown mineral is like identifying any group of unknowns (leaves, flowers, bugs... etc.) You begin with a box, or a pile.